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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pins the Combat Action Badge on Master Sgt. Fenumiai Ilalio on Forward Operating Base Walton, Kandahar, Afghanistan, April 24, 2009. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to escort a USO tour, meet with counterparts and visit troops. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
ERBIL, Iraq, April 25, 2009 – Iraqi Kurds and Arabs must compromise to realize the full potential of the country, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said during a visit to Erbil, Iraq. Story»
QALAT, Afghanistan, April 24, 2009 – The Taliban’s growing strength in Pakistan is frustrating to the United States, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a trip to Afghanistan. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to escort a USO tour, meet with counterparts and visit troops. Story»
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2009 – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff expressed deep concern that “events continue to move in the wrong direction” in Pakistan and that the situation there may be approaching a tipping point. Story»
COMBAT OUTPOST DEYSIE, Afghanistan, April 23, 2009 – Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited a combat outpost in eastern Afghanistan to hear from troops about what life is like there and the challenges they face in their mission. Story»
COMBAT OUTPOST DEYSIE, Afghanistan, April 22, 2009 – Military support "enablers" are Regional Command East’s most important need in Afghanistan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said while touring forward outposts in the country. Story»
CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan, April 22, 2009 – Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, basketball hall of famer David Robinson, and stars of CBS-TV's "The Unit" highlighted the USO tour Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brings to Afghanistan. Story»
CAIRO, April 21, 2009 – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited a joint-service medical research unit in Cairo and received briefings on how it operates and what threats the doctors, microbiologists and entomologists track each day. Story»